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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
A material composed of crystals too small to be recognized even under polarizing microscope.  Cryptocrystalline [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=sedimentary sedimentary] rocks include [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=chalcedony chalcedony], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=chert chert], and [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=flint flint].  [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=Igneous Igneous] cryptocrystalline rocks include [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=carbonado carbonado] (a type of [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=diamond diamond]) and some felsic rocks such as [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=rhyolite rhyolite].
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A material composed of crystals too small to be recognized even under polarizing microscope.  Cryptocrystalline [[sedimentary]] rocks include [[chalcedony]], [[chert]], and [[flint]].  [[Igneous]] cryptocrystalline rocks include [[carbonado]] (a type of [[diamond]]) and some felsic rocks such as [[rhyolite]].
  
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
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criptocristalino (Port.)
 
criptocristalino (Port.)
  
== Authority ==
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==Resources and Citations==
  
* Submitted information  Comment: José Delgado Rodrigues, LNEC, 2009
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* José Delgado Rodrigues, LNEC, Submitted information, 2009
  
* Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com  Comment: Cryptocrystalline (accessed March 2010)
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* Wikipedia: Cryptocrystalline (accessed March 2010)
  
  
  
 
[[Category:Materials database]]
 
[[Category:Materials database]]

Latest revision as of 10:11, 14 July 2022

Description

A material composed of crystals too small to be recognized even under polarizing microscope. Cryptocrystalline Sedimentary rocks include Chalcedony, Chert, and Flint. Igneous cryptocrystalline rocks include Carbonado (a type of Diamond) and some felsic rocks such as Rhyolite.

Synonyms and Related Terms

criptocristalino (Port.)

Resources and Citations

  • José Delgado Rodrigues, LNEC, Submitted information, 2009
  • Wikipedia: Cryptocrystalline (accessed March 2010)